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  • @malcolmdullah1560
    @malcolmdullah1560 3 роки тому +46

    Im a black man from the hood. Somehow I found the Upanishads. Crazy how i connected with all this. It resonates with me

    • @davidmartinez9907
      @davidmartinez9907 Рік тому +9

      Tell me about it! I’m Latino who grew up Christian. I find yoga and Vedanta philosophy and practices more enlightening and connecting. Often when I hear certain pujas on you tube I feel like I’m returning home.

    • @DeanMorrissey-fu1yf
      @DeanMorrissey-fu1yf 11 місяців тому

      What's the hood

    • @malcolmdullah1560
      @malcolmdullah1560 11 місяців тому +1

      @DeanMorrissey-fu1yf here in America the "HOOD" is a place where there is alot of proverty and crime. A place where u lock your doors and avoid certain corner stores

    • @AhamBrahma108
      @AhamBrahma108 11 місяців тому +2

      Every one who takes birth as to come to this in one birth or the other. 🕉️🙏

    • @jidrit999
      @jidrit999 5 місяців тому

      ​@@davidmartinez9907Jesus taught vedanta

  • @arpanarpokharel
    @arpanarpokharel 3 роки тому +15

    Welcome back Swamiji. Not a word of criticism for anyone or any religion. So humble. This is what i love about him

    • @amanitamuscaria7500
      @amanitamuscaria7500 3 роки тому +4

      He never does. Always inclusive, accepting, knowledgeable about other religions/philosophies east or west. A scholar and a gentleman.

    • @think-physicskhargone7855
      @think-physicskhargone7855 3 роки тому +7

      This is the sign of true Hinduness (Hindutva).
      he's a staunch nondualist but he never disrespects other sects and religions.
      I wish Iskcon monks refrain from disrespecting other sects(Sampradaya) and other manifestations of Brahman i.e Shiva and Shakti.

  • @jyothirmayinagarur7947
    @jyothirmayinagarur7947 3 роки тому +174

    I am so happy that Swameejee started the Upanishadic Series! My long cherished dream to hear them from an enlightened Master has come true! My humble Pranams at your lotus feet Swameejee!

    • @SpiritualPsychotherapyServices
      @SpiritualPsychotherapyServices 3 роки тому +3

      Don't believe everything you THINK. 🧠

    • @basantidasbiswas470
      @basantidasbiswas470 3 роки тому +5

      Swamijee teaches in such a easier way that every one is capable of understanding the subject upanishad normally although she or he has no sense of the content before . my humble pranam to maharaj .

    • @SusanHopkinson
      @SusanHopkinson 3 роки тому

      🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

    • @SpiritualPsychotherapyServices
      @SpiritualPsychotherapyServices 3 роки тому

      @@SusanHopkinson Are you VEGAN? 🌱

    • @bharatav7432
      @bharatav7432 2 роки тому +1

      @Anonymous alien If living is a myth then obviously enlightenment for living being is also a myth. So the thing is to the being is not living one but the enlightenment one

  • @rohansaxena5606
    @rohansaxena5606 3 роки тому +26

    Glad to see you Back :) Mr. Rockstar Swami :)

  • @kumaranushksaxena9267
    @kumaranushksaxena9267 3 роки тому +124

    Who ever is feeling " BLISS " seeing Swami Sarvapriyananda Ji back after Vedantasara ?

    • @hemashiva5977
      @hemashiva5977 3 роки тому +7

      always feels great to hear swamiji speak on various topics

    • @anjanamukherjee7114
      @anjanamukherjee7114 3 роки тому +4

      Me...was waiting eagerly 🙏🙏

    • @visweshwaranr
      @visweshwaranr 3 роки тому +5

      Yes myself waiting for his next series and happy that he started with kathaka now

    • @anandavallithangam1001
      @anandavallithangam1001 3 роки тому +5

      Waiting..

    • @kumaranushksaxena9267
      @kumaranushksaxena9267 3 роки тому +1

      @@josephoutward Don't have anger, it destroys you first and others later.
      Good to know that you know the truth!!!
      Please be happy in your fairy world!!!

  • @mokshajetley9244
    @mokshajetley9244 3 роки тому +41

    Swami ji, I am sort of getting addicted to your Satsang. Sri Ramakrishna making me do that. Absolutely blissful. Thank you Swami ji

  • @ShuddhabhaktiChatterjee
    @ShuddhabhaktiChatterjee 3 роки тому +8

    Oh! A long wait thus ends

  • @LL-mf6dr
    @LL-mf6dr Рік тому +5

    Finding this, I am filled with gratitude for the amazing fact that I can sit comfortably in my home and have this explained to me in English by this wonderful man. What an amazing life I live. Thank you thank you thank you

  • @Roohani_Ritu
    @Roohani_Ritu 3 роки тому +26

    Pranam Swamiji! My earnest gratitude. It is an honour to listen to you everytime.

  • @ssudhak2
    @ssudhak2 3 роки тому +36

    Our beloved Swami is back. His teachings are light of my life at this moment

  • @kalyanchatterjee639
    @kalyanchatterjee639 2 роки тому +4

    Maharaj ji, I was also at his vedanta class in GolPark Mission. He is a loving teacher. When he used to scold us, we never were ashamed. He used to start his class from our mistakes. We respected him so much and when bowed down to touch his feet he egarly blessed us.
    Thank you Maharaj for your class as well.

  • @sudhaumapathy375
    @sudhaumapathy375 3 роки тому +22

    Thank you, Swamiji for showing me the way to liberation; to seek the Lord without any self-centered desires.

  • @khudkojaano1676
    @khudkojaano1676 3 роки тому +7

    You people are really knowledge sharing Guru's rather than money making foundations.
    Shree Ramkrishna's and Swami Vivekananda's grace is still alive which makes you all detached from Publicity, Fame, Money, etc etc. Appreciate your efforts for all lifetimes till Moksha 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

    • @khudkojaano1676
      @khudkojaano1676 3 роки тому

      @@halcyon2864 Shanti Shanti Shanti Om 👍🏼🙏🏼

    • @aadarshsingh9224
      @aadarshsingh9224 3 роки тому +1

      @@halcyon2864 yes osho , acharya Prashant and Sadhguru are also real teachers. Blessed to have them. 🙏

    • @khudkojaano1676
      @khudkojaano1676 3 роки тому +1

      @@aadarshsingh9224 Ok. Why Sadhguru is selling his concecrated stuff like, idols, snakes, etc etc online? Also, why Sadhguru didn't read Bagwad Geeta, Upanishads and other hindu scriptures like Osho and Acharya Prashant?

    • @aadarshsingh9224
      @aadarshsingh9224 3 роки тому +1

      @@khudkojaano1676 I believe j Krishnamurthy also never studied any scriptures.

    • @khudkojaano1676
      @khudkojaano1676 3 роки тому +1

      @@aadarshsingh9224 J Krishnamurthy did not build any statues, ashrams, big showoffs nor J Krishnamurthy sell any superstitious stuff to keep the superstition alive in human beings.

  • @the.sisyphus
    @the.sisyphus 10 місяців тому +1

    Thankyou Swamji for such beautiful lectures, starting my upanishad reading journey with this 🤞🏻

  • @sabbe_satta_bhavantu_sukhi7226
    @sabbe_satta_bhavantu_sukhi7226 3 роки тому +20

    The legend is finally back!

  • @belamankad4117
    @belamankad4117 3 роки тому +24

    I feel blessed to hear Swami Sarvapriyanandaji’s many wonderful talks systematically explaining the spiritual teachings of Advaita Vedanta so they can be understood by all! He is a brilliant and compassionate person working selflessly and tirelessly to benefit so many people! Thank you, Swamiji!🙏

  • @tpbagchi1317
    @tpbagchi1317 3 роки тому +62

    I was simply waiting for this great Series. I don't to how to express my gratitude to you and the devotees of VSNY. May the Holy Trio bless you all. Pranam.

  • @marinasimon
    @marinasimon 3 роки тому +19

    I began thinking: "too much Sanscrit..." and as I listen and listen, the words are opening themselves to me and I love them. The precise meanings are amazing. And now I feel "Who can know enough Sanscrit". Thank you from the heart.

  • @nurulmaru
    @nurulmaru 2 роки тому +8

    I am here in Brazil...listening, listening and being mesmerized.🙏

  • @888mabraham
    @888mabraham 3 роки тому +25

    So happy the classes are back on. Thank you revered Swami 😊

  • @radovanradovanovic2755
    @radovanradovanovic2755 3 роки тому +5

    I pray for Swamiji well being and good health. Since I don't know how many months ago he started looking like he have some health issue. And than I haven't seen for a while. Before this video only some short segments on some topics. I pray every day for Swamiji. He is the rare talent for using words and yet the vessel trough whom The Silence of The Self decided to say halo in this day and age.

    • @sadhikaany4157
      @sadhikaany4157 3 роки тому +4

      Namaste, Kindly do not be worried - Rev. Swamiji has been keeping well - hale & hearty with no major health issues by Thakur-Maa's grace. Sometimes it maybe just lack of adequate sleep that week combined with imperfect lighting that might get him to appear a bit different. Thanks.

    • @radovanradovanovic2755
      @radovanradovanovic2755 3 роки тому +4

      @@sadhikaany4157 Thank GOD. Locking forward to hearing some of his new lectures. A new Giana and comprehending what truly is, on the road to Saguna Brahman.

  • @blessme-ng9gu
    @blessme-ng9gu 2 дні тому +1

    How wonderful are u dear Son to Analyse & bestow 2de world sufferings from . .of their own wrong doings. Great benevolen nt ❤ Explanation to de Lofty Wisdom of de Upanishads 😮
    Atma Vidya - Atma Gyana 🎉
    Brahma Gyann. Vishwa Gyan, Satya Gyan,
    Dharma Gyan,

  • @setmelchizedek4491
    @setmelchizedek4491 3 роки тому +13

    So grateful for your talk. The mother runs to the child, but only when toys are no longer enough. I had an inner intent last night to move toward greater compassion and kindness for myself (I can sometimes be very competitive and harsh with myself). Your talk is beautifully timely.

    • @KriB510
      @KriB510 3 роки тому +1

      You have a powerful name. I read the Book of Melchizedek many years ago. Seeing your name, I am wanting to read it again.

  • @Goldenlight569
    @Goldenlight569 3 роки тому +4

    Yaaay Swami ji🙏is back 👏👏👏

  • @blessme-ng9gu
    @blessme-ng9gu 2 дні тому

    This is a crucial topic of great importance clarified so badly Needed by us Indians- critical 4us One & All ❤

  • @bretta7057
    @bretta7057 3 роки тому +7

    I cannot thank you enough for the knowledge you provide to me and many others, so clear (and free)

  • @mousumibanerjee59
    @mousumibanerjee59 3 роки тому +12

    Pranam Swamiji. Eagerly waiting for this session. I owe you a lot. Your teaching is blessings for us. 🙏🙏

  • @GauravSingh-ob5ok
    @GauravSingh-ob5ok 3 роки тому +7

    Ahh happy to see you back, swami!

  • @jonkomatsu8192
    @jonkomatsu8192 3 роки тому +15

    This was one of the most clearest and honest introductions to any divine scripture, amongst *all* such discussions, for all world religions I have ever witnessed. Ever.
    Great job, sir! Looking forward to the entire series. Shukriya, bahut! 🤙🤓

    • @hantergidi
      @hantergidi 3 роки тому +2

      Bahut badiya good luck

  • @anagha.aniruddha16
    @anagha.aniruddha16 3 роки тому +2

    हरी: ऊॅं तत्सत् 🙏🏻
    श्रीरामकृष्णार्पणमस्तु 🙏🏻
    Namaskar Swami Sarvapriyanandaji🙏🏻
    Thank you Vedanta New York 🙏🏻

  • @ratnadeepdutta4920
    @ratnadeepdutta4920 3 роки тому +5

    Amar Pronam neben Swamiji 🙏

  • @UM8831-u8m
    @UM8831-u8m 3 роки тому +10

    Swamiji 🙏. So happy to see you after a long time. Swamiji please continue the discourses on Bhagavad-Gita. It's left half way. Pranams at your feet 🙏

  • @pramilasrinivasansrinivasa3557
    @pramilasrinivasansrinivasa3557 3 роки тому +6

    Oh so happy to see Swami Sarvapriyananda🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

  • @DeepOK-Infinite
    @DeepOK-Infinite 3 роки тому +42

    So grateful for these talks, and this one in particular.

    • @SpiritualPsychotherapyServices
      @SpiritualPsychotherapyServices 3 роки тому

      The ANTIDOTE to all mental anguish is to firstly discern pain from suffering, then to achieve complete relief from that miserable state of existence, by abandoning the erroneous belief in personal authorship, and abiding in the primordial sense of being (the unqualified “I am”, which is one's core identity). This is the very same peace which is experienced each night during the dreamless phase of the sleep cycle. This "resting imperturbably as Flawless Awareness" can be practiced on a regular basis, until it is fully assimilated and integrated into one's life.
      Every person, from time immemorial, has been either intentionally or unwittingly seeking such causeless peace, most commonly by practicing one of the four systems of YOGA (religion) delineated in the sixteenth chapter of this work, or else in creating wealth and the acquisition of material possessions, or in psycho-physical pleasures. That peace of mind is often referred to as “happiness”, “joy”, or “love”, and often presumed to be a temporal state, since many assume, incorrectly, that continuous peace is unavailable in this life.
      Fortunately, that is not the case - it is eminently possible to live one's life acquainted with unbroken peace of mind, if destined.
      Following DHARMA (frameworks of authentic religion and societal duties) is not guaranteed to achieve that desired tranquillity of mind, but even so, it is beneficial for individuals, since it establishes a structure which enables one to more easily elevate oneself beyond the mundane, animalistic platform (i.e. the base pursuits of eating, sleeping and mating). Intrinsic to dharma is the division of the adult male population into the four classes of society and the inherent role of girls and women in society, as fully elucidated in latter chapters of this Holy Scripture.
      So, now that you understand life, and the reason why we are suffering here in this (ostensively) material universe, you are now able to be liberated from all mental suffering, RIGHT?
      WRONG! It is imperative to approach an authentic spiritual master to assist you to come to the above realization, by slowly undoing your past conditioning. Just as you have been conditioned over an entire lifetime to think one way, you need to be re-conditioned to think another way (in alignment with your essential identity as The Divine). For one who has himself for a teacher, that man has a veritable fool as his teacher.
      Even if you adhere closely to the precepts of a competent teacher, you may still not come to a full understanding of life, but if you are sincere, humble and dedicated, you will definitely find more peace in your daily life - all of which was DESTINED to occur, of course.
      Furthermore, if you are suitably-qualified and it was ordained, you may be fortunate enough to receive discipline from one of the EXTREMELY rare fully-enlightened masters residing on earth at any given time (perchance even the current World Teacher himself), and subsequently realize the aforementioned fundamental concepts, by diligently studying authoritative doctrines (especially the most accurate and complete of all extant Scriptures, this “Final Instruction Sheet for Humanity”), serving your guru with great reverence and devotion, and by deliberately avoiding undue harm to oneself, to other individuals, to society as a whole, and to the natural environment, including other life forms.
      Most beneficially, you are urged to become VEGAN, since carnism (the destructive ideology which supports the use and consumption of animal products, especially for “food”) is, apart from illegitimate (non-monarchical) governance and feminism, arguably the foremost existential crisis.
      Best wishes for your unique, personal journey towards unalloyed peace and HAPPINESS! “The cure for all ignorance is unerring knowledge”.
      “You are this universe and you are creating it at every moment, because, you see, it starts now.
      It didn't begin in the past - there IS no past.”
      *************
      “Find out who you REALLY are so that when death comes…there is no-one to kill, for while you are identified with your role, with your name, with your ego, there is someone to kill. But when you are identified with the whole universe, death finds you already annihilated and there’s no-one to kill”.
      *************
      “A wise Rabbi once said 'If I am I because you are you, and you are you because I am I, then I am not I, and you are not you'.
      In other words, we are not separate.”
      *************
      “Better to have a short life that is full of what you like doing, than a long life spent in a miserable way.”
      *************
      “The meaning of life is life itself.”
      Professor Dr. Alan Wilson Watts,
      British-American Philosopher.
      (06/01/1915 - 16/11/1973).
      “What you seek is seeking you.”
      *************
      “Don't you know yet?
      It is your light that lights the worlds.”
      *************
      “Stop acting so small.
      You are the universe in ecstatic motion.”
      *************
      “We are one. Everything in the universe is within you. Ask all from yourself.”
      *************
      “The lamps are different, but the light is the same.”
      Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī,
      Persian Sunni Muslim poet, jurist, Islamic scholar, theologian, and Sufi mystic.
      (30/09/1207 - 17/12/1273).

  • @CSL075
    @CSL075 3 роки тому +1

    I personally feel like I am on a constant rollercoaster which goes on forever. The ride from up to down and upside down is quite challenging, but if you have good prarabda karma or more punya karma the ride is not that bad and you feel Bhagwan with you. But bad karma or paapa karma then the ride is quite intense. I am bored and I want to get off this ride. It is getting boring and frustrating. The novelty is worn off after the first few loops.
    Pranaam Swamiji, you have put across with so much clarity and ease that anyone who is confused with religion and spirituality will get a clear bird's eye view of what we are trying to navigate through in life , death and the ultimate goal. I feel very blessed to be listening to all your pravarchanas . They are all pure & clear gems. Thank you Swamiji

  • @I.Love.Krishna.Jai.Sri.Krishna
    @I.Love.Krishna.Jai.Sri.Krishna 3 роки тому +8

    Congratulations to Swami Ji on starting this new class! May Sri Ramakrishna, if he likes, bless this series with a grand success! 🙏

  • @shashidharkudwa4601
    @shashidharkudwa4601 3 роки тому +9

    I happened to listen to Swamiji for the first time yesterday & I felt very happy because a very difficult & subtle issue was made to understand in a simple & very clear manner. Thanks for the same. I look forward to listen to many more speeches to satisfy my adhyatmic thirst.

  • @karunananda3621
    @karunananda3621 3 роки тому +4

    Hari Om. Thank you, Swamiji for this amazing satsang.

  • @SusanHopkinson
    @SusanHopkinson 3 роки тому +8

    I love listening to your teachings! Very clear, and relevant to our modern ears. Pranaams 🙏🏻
    To the question about why one should be a proud Hindu I had to laugh. I hear this pride and boastfulness from so many Indians, who clearly have entirely missed the part of the teaching in which we are confirmed to have no separate self, no separate identity, and certainly no personal role in developing this understanding! Yet they will fight to the death to defend the religion they so poorly understand and apparently don’t practice.

    • @darkknight-yu8pq
      @darkknight-yu8pq 2 роки тому +1

      😂 this attitude helps when you have jerks ( blind believers ) living with you.

  • @nostikkk9036
    @nostikkk9036 2 роки тому +3

    Im from morocco listing to your explanition about a lot of things, im reading upanishads, i hope sir you will do a video about all those names: upanishads vedic vedanta advaita... I do not understand history and meanings, i mean the structure of them , please sir do it ❤️, because of one of ur videos ( oness, conscience, purisha and prakriti, my life changes so much! I have 31 years old) i love u.

  • @satishsiripuram5842
    @satishsiripuram5842 3 роки тому +11

    Long Await Ends! Beginning of one more beautiful journey in realizing god with Swamiji !

  • @avimohan6738
    @avimohan6738 3 роки тому +33

    Heeeeee's *BACK* !! 👏 Lots of Love from Boston. 😀😀 I hope Swami takes a second sabbatical at Harvard so I can meet him here sometime. 😄😄

    • @smitabhide7069
      @smitabhide7069 3 роки тому +2

      Was waiting eagerly for Swamiji to start his discourses again.
      It's been a long three months

    • @SpiritualPsychotherapyServices
      @SpiritualPsychotherapyServices 3 роки тому

      The ANTIDOTE to all mental anguish is to firstly discern pain from suffering, then to achieve complete relief from that miserable state of existence, by abandoning the erroneous belief in personal authorship, and abiding in the primordial sense of being (the unqualified “I am”, which is one's core identity). This is the very same peace which is experienced each night during the dreamless phase of the sleep cycle. This "resting imperturbably as Flawless Awareness" can be practiced on a regular basis, until it is fully assimilated and integrated into one's life.
      Every person, from time immemorial, has been either intentionally or unwittingly seeking such causeless peace, most commonly by practicing one of the four systems of YOGA (religion) delineated in the sixteenth chapter of this work, or else in creating wealth and the acquisition of material possessions, or in psycho-physical pleasures. That peace of mind is often referred to as “happiness”, “joy”, or “love”, and often presumed to be a temporal state, since many assume, incorrectly, that continuous peace is unavailable in this life.
      Fortunately, that is not the case - it is eminently possible to live one's life acquainted with unbroken peace of mind, if destined.
      Following DHARMA (frameworks of authentic religion and societal duties) is not guaranteed to achieve that desired tranquillity of mind, but even so, it is beneficial for individuals, since it establishes a structure which enables one to more easily elevate oneself beyond the mundane, animalistic platform (i.e. the base pursuits of eating, sleeping and mating). Intrinsic to dharma is the division of the adult male population into the four classes of society and the inherent role of girls and women in society, as fully elucidated in latter chapters of this Holy Scripture.
      So, now that you understand life, and the reason why we are suffering here in this (ostensively) material universe, you are now able to be liberated from all mental suffering, RIGHT?
      WRONG! It is imperative to approach an authentic spiritual master to assist you to come to the above realization, by slowly undoing your past conditioning. Just as you have been conditioned over an entire lifetime to think one way, you need to be re-conditioned to think another way (in alignment with your essential identity as The Divine). For one who has himself for a teacher, that man has a veritable fool as his teacher.
      Even if you adhere closely to the precepts of a competent teacher, you may still not come to a full understanding of life, but if you are sincere, humble and dedicated, you will definitely find more peace in your daily life - all of which was DESTINED to occur, of course.
      Furthermore, if you are suitably-qualified and it was ordained, you may be fortunate enough to receive discipline from one of the EXTREMELY rare fully-enlightened masters residing on earth at any given time (perchance even the current World Teacher himself), and subsequently realize the aforementioned fundamental concepts, by diligently studying authoritative doctrines (especially the most accurate and complete of all extant Scriptures, this “Final Instruction Sheet for Humanity”), serving your guru with great reverence and devotion, and by deliberately avoiding undue harm to oneself, to other individuals, to society as a whole, and to the natural environment, including other life forms.
      Most beneficially, you are urged to become VEGAN, since carnism (the destructive ideology which supports the use and consumption of animal products, especially for “food”) is, apart from illegitimate (non-monarchical) governance and feminism, arguably the foremost existential crisis.
      Best wishes for your unique, personal journey towards unalloyed peace and HAPPINESS! “The cure for all ignorance is unerring knowledge”.
      “You are this universe and you are creating it at every moment, because, you see, it starts now.
      It didn't begin in the past - there IS no past.”
      *************
      “Find out who you REALLY are so that when death comes…there is no-one to kill, for while you are identified with your role, with your name, with your ego, there is someone to kill. But when you are identified with the whole universe, death finds you already annihilated and there’s no-one to kill”.
      *************
      “A wise Rabbi once said 'If I am I because you are you, and you are you because I am I, then I am not I, and you are not you'.
      In other words, we are not separate.”
      *************
      “Better to have a short life that is full of what you like doing, than a long life spent in a miserable way.”
      *************
      “The meaning of life is life itself.”
      Professor Dr. Alan Wilson Watts,
      British-American Philosopher.
      (06/01/1915 - 16/11/1973).
      “What you seek is seeking you.”
      *************
      “Don't you know yet?
      It is your light that lights the worlds.”
      *************
      “Stop acting so small.
      You are the universe in ecstatic motion.”
      *************
      “We are one. Everything in the universe is within you. Ask all from yourself.”
      *************
      “The lamps are different, but the light is the same.”
      Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī,
      Persian Sunni Muslim poet, jurist, Islamic scholar, theologian, and Sufi mystic.
      (30/09/1207 - 17/12/1273).

    • @sjain8111
      @sjain8111 3 роки тому

      @@SpiritualPsychotherapyServices agree with suggestion for vegan lifestyle: walk the pathway of Thavam - compassion toward all creatures - do not eat meat

    • @SpiritualPsychotherapyServices
      @SpiritualPsychotherapyServices 3 роки тому

      @@sjain8111
      🐟 30. FOOD & DIET:
      Foods in the mode of purity promote good physical and mental health.
      Such foods include (in approximate order of their importance) fruits, vegetables, nuts, pulses, grains, roots, flowers, tubers, bulbs, and of course, purified water (or milk, in the case of infants), supplemented with seeds and herbs.
      To be included in this classification, the food must be LIVING, that is, fresh and raw (or at most, steamed or lightly sautéed, if one is residing in a cold clime). Most animals subsist on living foodstuffs, so to be considered healthy, the food must be both living and natural.
      As with all herbivorous mammals, humans who consume a pure diet normally experience a bowel movement after each substantial meal.
      Foods in the mode of passion promote indigestion (or, at least, are more difficult to digest than pure foods) and overly-excite the mind.
      Such foods are basically the same as above but, with excessive amounts of oil, spices, sweeteners, salt and/or other condiments added.
      To be included in this category, the VEGETARIAN* foods may be properly cooked, but not overcooked, and mildly to moderately spiced.
      Foods in the mode of darkness cannot rightly be called “food” at all, and invariably cause digestive upsets, such as constipation or diarrhoea.
      Such “offal” is either dry, stale, putrid, rancid, decayed, carcinogenic, overcooked (or even worse, burnt), processed beyond recognition, or the remnants of another’s meal (that is, food which is leftover by a person who is lower in the hierarchy of society than the person who intends to consume it. For example, it would be offensive for a beggar to offer the remains of his meal to his king, yet the converse would be a rather benevolent act).
      Again, to be included in this classification, the food is to be of wholly PLANT or fungal origin.
      Ideally, most (if not ALL) of one's diet should comprise of minimally-processed raw foods, such as tropical fruits or vegetable salads, the latter of which often consists in fruits anyway, since such foods as tomatoes, cucumbers and olives are, in fact, fruits, since they are seed-bearing foods. If one consumes a very high proportion of raw fruits, it is rarely, if ever, necessary to fast. Fasting is beneficial for those who partake in a diet high in processed and cooked dishes. Fruit-juice fasting is possibly the best method of fasting, especially for those living an active lifestyle.
      It is an undeniable scientific fact that humans are a HERBIVOROUS species (more specifically, a predominantly frugivorous, or fruit-eating animal). There is not a single aspect of human psychology or physiology which even suggests that we were designed or evolved to feed on animals. Practically all cat owners know to feed their pets with animal flesh, as they understand that felines are obligate carnivores, yet haven’t a clue that humans are biologically herbivores, and that the consumption of animal products is destroying their health.
      Animal consumption is lawful ONLY if there is a scarcity of (actual) food. However, to be fair, some races have adapted reasonably well to an omnivorous diet due to residing in regions of the earth where edible vegetation has been scarce, for millennia before the twentieth century. But even then, those races have been found to improve their health when their diet had been enriched with vegetation.
      Unnecessarily killing and/or consuming animals is an ABOMINABLE action. It is not natural for humans to hunt animals like sheep, cows, goats, rabbits, chicken, and fish, and gorge on their bloody carcasses. Sheep, rabbits, and cows are food for carnivorous animals such as lions, tigers and wolves, and fish is food for marine and semi-aquatic species. Do humans live in the ocean? Of course not! Then why is it necessary for us to go into the water to find our food? Is that sensible? Not at all, unless, as previously mentioned, one is afflicted with true hunger (and even in the event that one is literally dying of starvation, one ought to, from a moral perspective, as far as practical, eat those animals which are lower in the hierarchy of sentience, such as seafood. Slaughtering a primate is immeasurably more sinful than feeding on crustacean, for instance).
      Milk is intended solely for consumption by infants of the SAME species. Cow’s milk is for baby cows, not adult humans. The logic is overwhelming, but unfortunately, not all persons are capable of reaching such a base level of logic to understand that it is unnatural for a human to suckle on the teats of a cow or goat. Furthermore, like all unnatural substances, dairy products are harmful to human physiology.
      Ideally, one should sit in a comfortable position and eat one’s meal with a RELAXED mental disposition. Consuming food in an anxious state of mind may cause digestive upsets. If practical, eating with bare (washed) hands is more conducive to the enjoyment of one’s meal.
      “And God said, ‘Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit.
      You shall have them for food.’”
      Genesis 1:29.
      The Old Testament portion of the “Holy Bible”.
      “Let food be thy medicine,
      and let medicine be thy food.”
      Hippocrates,
      Father of modern medicine.
      *The term “Vegetarian” is used LITERALLY here, that is, “one who subsists on vegetation”. One who consumes vegetation and dairy and/or eggs is properly called a “lacto-vegetarian” or a “lacto-ovo vegetarian”, respectively. The term “vegan” is not directly related to diet, but to the philosophy of the avoidance of harming animal life unnecessarily. Animal killing is permissible only in the case of hunger, self-defence, or in order to eradicate vermin from one's dwelling and work places. Obviously, veganism is to be promoted as the ideal way of life for all humans.
      N.B. If you are reading this Holy Scripture, it is highly probable that you are familiar with the concept of the “Three Modes of Nature” (“trī-guṇa”, in Sanskrit). If not, it may be prudent to read or re-read Chapter 18 of “FISH” at this point. In any case, those who are, in fact, familiar with the three modes of nature have an extremely flawed understanding of how they apply to food and diet, particularly if they have studied the ancient Indian texts known collectively as “Ayur Veda” (“The Science of Life/Longevity”). Those persons invariably believe that animal products are categorized in the mode of darkness. However, that assumes that animals are actually human food, which they most assuredly are not.
      The system outlined above is by far the most accurate, logical, and authoritative method of classifying food and ought to be followed by anyone who is truly desirous of living a wholesome life. Unfortunately, even most vegans seem to lean towards less-than-healthy foods.
      © 2019-2021 Spiritual Sciences Society (Email: spiritualpsychotherapyservices@gmail.com)

  • @jayapal4572
    @jayapal4572 3 роки тому +4

    প্রণাম স্বামীজি 🙏🙏

  • @Kipson49
    @Kipson49 3 роки тому +10

    An excellent overview and interpretation of the Upanishads. Thank you deeply Swami.

  • @rohitsinha1528
    @rohitsinha1528 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you so much Swami Ji. Listening this on GuruNanak Ji Jayanti. Such as a coincidence to listen to you on this auspicious day. Your lectures immediately transcends anyone to higher level. Sat sat pranam 🙏🙏

  • @stefanieglasser1797
    @stefanieglasser1797 3 роки тому +6

    Beautifully explained, what a wonderful teacher, thank you so much! I just recently discovered the Upanishads (thanks to Swami) and I am hooked! 🙏

  • @gita1649
    @gita1649 3 роки тому +49

    What a beautiful teacher. I was wondering where I could learn this Atma vidya in a language I can understand. And my teacher arrived on you tube! 🙏🏽

  • @amanitamuscaria7500
    @amanitamuscaria7500 3 роки тому +4

    Hey Swamiji! Beautiful to see you. Excited about this upanishad

  • @oss8537
    @oss8537 3 роки тому +4

    Thank you so very much Swamiji🙏🙏☀️

  • @golondrina56
    @golondrina56 2 роки тому +2

    I thank You so much for making Upanishads teachings so comprehensible with so much kindness, clearness, humor and love . I admire You very deeply and recognize you as a true Master Swami Ji . Greetings from México 🇲🇽

  • @shivananda747
    @shivananda747 3 роки тому +2

    It’s by grace of Sri Ramakrishna & my Guru Maharaj ,I have this opportunity to listen to Swamiji on all upanishads.
    🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

  • @premaprakash9519
    @premaprakash9519 3 роки тому +3

    So happy to see you Swamiji. Pranam 🙏🙏

  • @arjunrathore8950
    @arjunrathore8950 3 роки тому +1

    🙏🏻🙏🏻 Pranam to Maharaj. Happy to see him take up another Upanishad. We are very fortunate.

  • @damini_damini
    @damini_damini 2 роки тому +8

    00:00
    John and Ann > Huston Smith > Gerald hurl > Swami Satprakashananda; and Alda saxley
    3:00 Muktika Upanishad on Mandukya
    4:00 what order will we study the Upanishads and why that order
    11:50 context of the study
    Vedas > Seen by rishis
    Four different Vedas
    Karma Kanda
    Gyana Kanda
    Karma Kanda
    - actions of the body - rituals - yajamaana (performer)
    - action by way of speech - mantra chanting
    - actions of the mind - upasana (visualization)
    All this creates some merit (apoorva) which will give rise to results.
    Benefits
    - Wordly benefits
    - After this world, the benefit of going to different levels of heaven
    21:20 Gyana Kanda, Moksha, Spirituality
    24:30
    > Karma Kanda
    - karma portion (physical and verbal) - ritualistic action
    - upasana portion (mental) - meditation
    > Gyana Kanda
    Knowledge portion
    25:00
    Why all the karma Kanda and perpetuating the continuous cycle of birth and death in the vedas if moksha is the ultimate thing?
    Why vedas teach how to live in the world?
    28:00
    Do people here have to start with karma Kanda?
    28:40 Mundaka Upanishad shloka
    Seen it, done with it
    29:30 Arjuna in Bhagavad Geeta shloka
    All experience leads to knowledge
    29:50 knowledge of past lives lost?
    Samskara (tendencies, character) > Memory
    30:45 don't listen, watch actions
    ~ the french
    31:25 forget rituals?
    - sakaama
    - nishkaama
    33:40 vedantasara - chitta shuddhi
    34:05 Krishna to Arjuna in Bhagavad geeta
    35:25 ok now what? What to do to get there?
    36:14 the problem?
    37:00 meaning of vedanta
    37:30 object of karma and Gyana
    39:00
    Meaning of Upanishad
    Upa - go near teacher, knowledge
    Ni - clarity, free of doubt, certainty
    Sad - visharana, gati, avasaadhana
    Gati - Goal - Brahman
    Visharana - Split, Cut, Destroy - my ignorance of myself
    Avasaadhana - loosens - bondages of the world
    Quip - agent of karta that does all this
    44:35 remnants of karma kanda in Upanishads
    Karma mukti - sequential path to liberation
    Satyo mukti - liberation here and now
    Upanishad - atma Vidya - Brahma Vidya
    47:00 upanishad
    - primarily knowing self, enlightenment
    - secondarily the text, the book
    48:00 books for this study
    50:00 how to use the Upanishads?
    Shravana, Manana, Niridhyasana
    51:45 Geeta is the condensed message of the Upanishads
    52:40 Brahma Sutra - God formulaes - composed by Badarayana Vyaasa - 555 Aphorisms
    54:20 Prasthaana Traya -
    Upanishads - Foundational Texts - triple foundation - canonical literature
    Shruti Prasthana - what comes from vedas - literal meaning What was heard
    Smriti Prasthana - non Vedic literature based on vedas eg. Bhagavad Geeta (though it is itihaasa, still)
    Nyaya Prasthana - Logical Arguments, based on philosophising reason eg. Brahma Sutras
    Root - Upanishads
    Practical Ways to live life - Geeta
    Working out questions and logic - Brahma Sutra
    56:30
    commentators
    Bhashya - Shankaracharya's commentary - commented on 10 Upanishads - that is what we will refer to
    Same texts, different interpretations
    Shankaracharya - Advaita Vedanta interpretation
    Ramanujacharya - Vishishtadvaita Interpretation
    Madhwacharya - Dwaita Vedanta interpretation
    Vallabhacharya's commentary - Shuddhaadvaita Vedanta
    Nimbarka - Dwaitaadwaita Vedanta
    Baladevacharya's Govindabhashya - Achintya Bheda Veda School - Foundational basis of gaudiya Vaishnavism - popular in America - Hare Krishna - ISKCON
    59:00 Meaning of Advaita
    Etymology:
    A - non
    Dwaita - duality
    Explanation:
    Dwaabhyaam itam - in relation to two things - called Dwita
    Condition/ Nature of being in relation with two others - Dwaita
    Brahman is in contact with two other realities - Dwaita
    Brahman - Ultimate Reality
    Jeeva and Jagat - Sentient Beings and the world
    Brahman is not in contact or relationship with jeeva and Jagat, Brahman alone is the reality - Advaita
    1:03:00 Sureshwaracharya
    Brhadariyanka Upanishad >> Bhaashya >> Vartika
    Dwidhetam dweetam ityahu,
    Tadbhavo Dwaita muchyate,
    Tann nishedhe nachaadwaitam,
    Pratyak vastu abhideeyate.
    1:05:00 Mahamoh Upadhyay Sitanath Goswami's class and teaching style
    1:08:30 - What does Katha mean?
    Vyasa >> Vaishampaaya>>
    Katha
    Shankaracharya called it Kaathaka, given by Katha
    1:11:00 questions and answers

  • @shivadasa
    @shivadasa 2 роки тому

    Even after becoming enlightened, we return to the Upanishads because they are cherished as dear old friends. Om namahshivaya. 🙏

  • @swetas4010
    @swetas4010 2 роки тому

    Thakur sabai tomar kripa, Maa sabai tomar daya 🙏🙏 noile amar ki ache, jar jyonno ami tomader senho pelam.
    Aei param Vidya ke amar pronam 🙏🙏
    Swamiji apnake amar antorik srodhya 🙏🙏

  • @meenakshisanyal5828
    @meenakshisanyal5828 3 роки тому +3

    Pranam Swamiji, Extremely happy and thankful to listen to your lecture again.I have been waiting to listen to this Upanishad .
    Thank you so much .

  • @think-physicskhargone7855
    @think-physicskhargone7855 3 роки тому +1

    Koti Pranams to Sanatana Sanskriti that has produced such a marvelous piece of scripture and such marvelous Sannyasin.

  • @1952german
    @1952german 7 місяців тому

    Very happy and deeply greatful to have stumbled upon Swamijis Upanishad classes 🙏

  • @pramodvora2067
    @pramodvora2067 2 місяці тому

    This introductory explanation is just unik and even a hard nut like me could take away some knowledge from it. My infinite gratude to Swamiji!

  • @zubedarseeraj5146
    @zubedarseeraj5146 3 роки тому +4

    Pranams to you Swamiji!🙏🙏I thank you so very much for this video! Your explanation has erased many confusions in my mind about rituals and none rituals! I feel reassured to know that I am not into rituals and to continue on my true purpose! Many blessings 🙏🙏❤❤🕉☪️✝️

  • @mahendrashukla1895
    @mahendrashukla1895 3 роки тому +10

    Great Enriching Talk.
    We feel truly BLESSED.

  • @drjibankumarsarkar
    @drjibankumarsarkar Рік тому

    Pronams revered Swamiji, my spiritual teacher, bless me.

  • @bhuvneshsharma4378
    @bhuvneshsharma4378 3 роки тому +22

    This was the fastest I ever jumped into a UA-cam notification. And in awe.
    Welcome back Swami ji. Koti koti naman.
    Thank you VSNY for all the efforts that you put. :)

  • @rohininammalwar677
    @rohininammalwar677 3 роки тому +2

    Pranam Swamiji 🙏. We are so blessed to listen to your amazing lectures. I have listened to your Mandukya Upanishad lectures.

  • @amiyachakrabortty3503
    @amiyachakrabortty3503 Рік тому

    What an opportunity! Now I can learn the Upanishads properly. Pranam Swamiji.

  • @akshaybhatia4345
    @akshaybhatia4345 3 роки тому +1

    Aneka Dandavat Pranams Swami Ji

  • @NeenaDubey
    @NeenaDubey 3 роки тому +8

    Pranam Swamiji...so good to be in your class once again after Vedantasara. Looking forward to all the Upanishads you mentioned 🙏🏼

  • @Mrprashantk
    @Mrprashantk 3 роки тому +3

    Got addicted to your videos Swami, waiting eagerly for new videos from this channel. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

  • @malamehta196
    @malamehta196 Рік тому

    Humble Pranam at Guru's Lotus feet!!!! Blessed to hear these satsangs🌹

  • @PRANAVSINGHGPLUS
    @PRANAVSINGHGPLUS 3 роки тому +1

    Took more than one hour just to introduction but never lost my attention for a second. That is just immersing dialogue and he is eloquent speaker. 😇 Looking forward for next series already

  • @blessme-ng9gu
    @blessme-ng9gu 2 дні тому

    Just Luv de Sanskrit chantings inbetween de discourse making it touching all de more Authentic 🎉😢

  • @monikavarma4
    @monikavarma4 3 роки тому +3

    Thanks so much.. have been waiting earnestly for swami jis new lecture series.. jai ho

  • @markf2720
    @markf2720 2 роки тому

    88000 people listened to this? Amazing!
    It takes a certain level of punya to be able to listen to this.

  • @bhartisheshvaid6846
    @bhartisheshvaid6846 3 роки тому +1

    Charanvandan Pujya Swamiji
    Great to see you back
    You are truly God sent - listening to you I feel so blessed that I don't have words to describe-

  • @kanyakumaridatta8168
    @kanyakumaridatta8168 3 роки тому +1

    I have started following your lectures. Thank you so much. At the end of this Part 1, I noted a few questions on Shakto and Bhaishnava paths: one ideal real Brahma Gyani was Shree Ramakrishna himself, whose initial practices were through Shakti and Shakto path but he realised the ultimate thruth of non dual Vedanta through each and every path available to us humans, through any religious or non religious practice. That was why Shree M, Mahendra Nath Gupta, the chronicler of the Gospels of Shree Ramakrishna said, Thakur Shree Ramakrishna told him there were 'Ajoshro' paths to this self realisation. Ajoshro means innumerable. If we mundanely look at the simple lives of Shree Ramakrishna, Shree Shree Saradama and Swamiji Vivekananda: all three were enlightened Brahma Gyanis: but you can typify them and associate them with the ultimate gyan of Brahman (as in Shree Ramakrishna), the profound Vaishnavites love (as in Shree Shree Sarada Ma) and the vigour and enthusiasm of Shakti or Shaktoism (as in the huge body of literary as well as physical work of Swamiji Vivekananda).

  • @craigchristie5652
    @craigchristie5652 3 роки тому +4

    Thank you Swami for the detailed introduction. Great to have access to your insights and looking forward to journey ahead 🙏

  • @anilkalakoti
    @anilkalakoti 3 роки тому +2

    Thank you Swami Ji for giving us your most precious time that you have fully devoted to the supreme. Nice lecture. Jai Gurudev🙏🏻

  • @hetalraval7877
    @hetalraval7877 Рік тому

    Thank you so much Maharaj ji for introducing upanishads series. Most awaited. Pranaam. 🙏

  • @bharatsharma1189
    @bharatsharma1189 3 роки тому +2

    No words for the knowledge n positivity that swami ji shares.

  • @sammys1123
    @sammys1123 2 роки тому

    I've been a practicing Christian most of my life but recently spirituality and self-realization has repeatedly introduced itself to me in a multitude of ways, offering extensive meaning and ground truth in a way Christianity never has for me. And this man summarizes and presents this new approach in a beautifully selfless manner. So thankful I found this talk, and I'm excited to learn more.

  • @JesseKeegan
    @JesseKeegan 3 роки тому +1

    Very powerful opening. I was moved to tears , shaken & had Kriyas at many points, thanking God & you, inwardly repeatedly. Thank you beyond words for this. ❤

  • @mokshajetley9244
    @mokshajetley9244 3 роки тому +2

    Jai Sri Ramakrishna Jai Sri Ramakrishna Jai Sri Ramakrishna Jai Sri Ramakrishna Jai Sri Ramakrishna

  • @KriB510
    @KriB510 3 роки тому +1

    🌺🌼🙏🌼🌺 Pranam and thank you Swamiji.... such helpful teachings and presentation always. It is medicine for the mind and heart.

  • @nabanitamajumdar8848
    @nabanitamajumdar8848 3 роки тому +13

    Grt, grt, waiting for this Uponishad class for a long time after all the classes of Vedantasara.🙏🙏🙏💐💐💐

  • @catsaremyworld
    @catsaremyworld 2 роки тому

    Thankyou Swami ji...Love from India

  • @nirodha35
    @nirodha35 3 роки тому

    Swamiji is the only Teacher I can listen to for hours even if the Sanskrit texts/explanations are testing my intellect🙈❤️

  • @sureshchandrapatel2889
    @sureshchandrapatel2889 3 роки тому +1

    Sir beutifully clerifies many doubts and terminologies of upnishads

  • @mousumibakshi137
    @mousumibakshi137 2 роки тому

    Swamiji… your talks and teachings changed my life. My heartfelt gratitude to you Swamiji 🙏

  • @balachandrashulamani2281
    @balachandrashulamani2281 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you swamiji you’re teaching is wonderful many gratitudes dhanyosmi

  • @rp6530
    @rp6530 2 роки тому

    Feel based to listen to you Swami ji. Humble pranam Swami ji

  • @tanukagupta8416
    @tanukagupta8416 3 роки тому +3

    🍁🌹🙏PRONAM neben Maharaj 🙏🌹🍁

  • @mickshaw555
    @mickshaw555 3 роки тому +2

    Ola!!! Was waiting for you to appear on my UA-cam page, swami ji

  • @rekhapandey5781
    @rekhapandey5781 3 місяці тому

    wonderful sir,It gave an energy to do our duty of serving and realising our duty.

  • @stevenclauss3589
    @stevenclauss3589 Рік тому

    I am softly chanting the sacred word "OM" to myself, whoever I am, to the rhythm of the dreamer's breath, mirroring the subconscious, operating within the constraints of the dream, I am explaining it...

  • @rajukunjukrishnan472
    @rajukunjukrishnan472 3 роки тому +2

    Pranam Swamiji, Wonderful to listern you again. Mandukya is almost by heart and help in meditation in line with PYS samadhi pada slok 27, 28 and 29.

  • @aninda2457
    @aninda2457 2 роки тому

    Sanatan scriptures are so precise and technical and interestingly, they sound magical when the verses are chanted :)

  • @shashwatpandey3746
    @shashwatpandey3746 3 роки тому +1

    Katha Upanishad, the great child Nachiketa, my favourite one, the solace to my soul. Eagerly waiting to hear from you on Shreyas and Preyas..

  • @geethanair3659
    @geethanair3659 3 роки тому

    It is a real pleasure to hear your discourses Swamiji.I feel I am truly blessed to hear these explnations from such a knowledgeable person.A thousand pranams.🙏🙏

  • @kreativepulp8760
    @kreativepulp8760 3 роки тому +1

    Swami ji's speech is all Americanised. ☺️ Rolling the r. 😂😂😂
    Namaste Swami ji... You are my favourite speaker on UA-cam. 🙏💐